Plato Center Business
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Innovative Harper College manufacturing program spreading statewideSep 20, 2012 10:49 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $12.9 million in federal funding to expand Harper College’s new Advanced Manufacturing program to schools across Illinois, U.S. ...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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South Elgin businessman had uncommon, quiet generosityJun 01, 2012 4:20 pm - Lane Buck Hoffman’s lifelong mantra was “Life is good.” But the South Elgin resident spent a lot of time making sure life was good for people in the Fox Valley and at Va...
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Hoffman Estates event promotes manufacturing career as student optionApr 12, 2012 7:49 pm - Wheeling High School teacher Michael Geist knows if a student mentions the word ‘manufacturing’’ when talking about what he or she wants to do after graduation, parents ...
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Family business falters, then recovers with SBDC helpMar 19, 2012 7:00 am - Family businesses can get especially dicey when the brother who runs the business — say Marchese and Sons Inc., a land surveyor in Roselle — lays off staff. “I laid off ...
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Udina losing its General StoreFeb 16, 2012 10:00 pm - The General Store of Udina is closing after being a bastion of small-town heart the last eight years. Locals are mourning the loss of a convenience store where they coul...
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ECC building earns design awardOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Itasca architecture firm that transformed two light industrial buildings on Elgin Community College’s campus into one high-tech space earned high marks from the loca...
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Durbin hears success stories from Elgin career centerAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - If the American economy is to recover, Sen. Dick Durbin says, the last place the federal government should cut funding is from career development sites like the Illinois...
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People line up to look for work at ECC jobs fairApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - After being out of work for two years, Jim Werner of Algonquin admits it's very difficult to stay upbeat about his job search. “You have to take it one day at a time,” ...
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Elgin chamber names McDonald's owner volunteer of yearMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - David Bear took home the Volunteer of the Year award Thursday during the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce's annual award luncheon. Bear, owner of Bear McDonald's Restauran...
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